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Blunt mechanism chest wall injury: initial patient assessment and acute care priorities
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Nurse struck off for altering patient’s notes after death
Fitness to practise hearing finds Helen Powell deliberately misled the Coroner’s Court
DNACPR: nurses need training to improve vital conversations
Scenario-based training and guidance on end of life conversations is needed, says report
Flexible working: how nurses will benefit from change in law
The flexible working request changes that will come into force in April
Tarred with the same brush? Nurses pay with their mental health for Lucy Letby’s crimes
Surge in calls to helpline partly blamed on post-Letby climate of suspicion
Surge in nurses fleeing England lured by better pay, conditions and lifestyle
Number of nurses seeking jobs overseas jumps fivefold, driven by cost of living pressures
NHS pay review process ‘in dire need of reform’
Nuffield Trust also says nurse-doctor pay gap is one of largest among comparable countries
Evidence and Practice
Blunt mechanism chest wall injury: initial patient assessment and acute care priorities
A prognostic model predicting complications helps nurses to asses risk and level of care...
Developing a major trauma course and coaching programme for ward nurses
A bespoke course is helping to increase nurses’ competence when caring for patients with...
Reducing the burden on ambulance services and EDs: a mental health initiative
How mental health professionals worked with 999 call centre clinical support in Wales
Nitrous oxide tank cold burn to forearm: case study and discussion of the literature
N2O burn presentations are increasingly common in EDs, pointing to need for more formal care...
Using body-worn cameras in emergency departments: a pilot project
A rise in violence at one trust prompted the introduction of body-worn cameras
Maintaining a safe environment in emergency department waiting rooms
How nurses can manage patients' expectations in a busy and unpredictable environment
Features
Uniform approach: what we like about our standardised scrubs
Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
How to communicate the news of a sudden or unexpected death in the ED to the family
Nurses have an important role in offering support and space to family and friends
Rostering: could more control over your shift timings transform your work-life balance?
Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration
Bonding with long-term patients: promoting continuity of care within healthy boundaries
Tips on fostering ongoing therapeutic relationships while avoiding undue attachment
Under excess pressure? The emotional signs of stress and how to deal with them
Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
Daunted by public speaking? Tips to take you from nervous to confident
Nurse experts share their advice on how to prepare well and engage an audience
Opinion
Sepsis guidance update: how do I need to change my practice?
Nurse specialist explains the importance of more targeted antibiotic use
Our professional inferiority complex: why you’re never ‘just’ a nurse
Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay
Staff safety and well-being is vital in pressurised emergency departments
Overcrowding and other pressures can take their toil on ED nursing staff
Students
Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice
Hospital-based projects are a chance to gather evidence, present a case and improve care
Leading change as a nursing student: how to develop an innovation
Award winner explains how she co-produced a relevant, helpful resource with patients
Could a dual registration degree in nursing and social work be good for your career?
Find out about the potential benefits and what to expect from an integrated programme
Careers
Sexual assault referrals: my work as a forensic nurse examiner
A typical day in this demanding role, and the skills and compassion required
Meeting patients’ mental health needs in critical care: a guide to close the skills gap
Newly registered nurse have produced a guide that ICU – and all acute teams – can use
Ambulance nurses: what does this emergency first responder role involve?
What it takes to work alongside paramedics taking potentially life-saving decisions